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Thanks for the response xazax. I thought I read somewhere that the common copper tests don't read low levels that would still be toxic to inverts. How low does your copper test go? I mean what's the lowest value it can test for?

I set up a 15 gallon tank as a paludarium a few months back and had a pump delivering water to a couple of water features in the land section. Unfortunately I wasn't thinking and ran the water return line through a brass ball valve which of course contains copper. I did have about 6 RCS in...

Slowly planting the tank, just ordered a few more species for above/at the water line. Still thinking about what the best way to cover the white egg crate would be, any suggestions? I'm also planning to add a fogger at some point, but really haven't looked into it much at all yet.

Thanks for the stocking assistance, I'll be staying away from the crabs. As of now I'm just thinking Eastern newts, red cherry shrimp, and some small schooling fish that can handle temps in the mid 70s. I have finished the egg crate skeleton, I'm still working on laying out the pond liner for...

I'm going to be using weldon number 16 to cement acrylic baffles to the tank, but I didn't think it would work attaching anything other then plastics. Have you ever used the weldon for cementing cork bark to acrylic? Sent from my SGH-M919 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hey, You guys think I should use silicon or epoxy to attach tiles of natural cork bark to the inside of the acrylic tank I'm using? The tiles will be 90% above water, but there will be a portion of it that stays wet. Thanks, Ryan

Hello, Figured I'd add some pictures of how the build is going so far. I cut some oaktag to the exact inside dimensions of the tank and drew out a rough sketch of what I'm looking to do. The left side egg crate base is complete, I started the right side but ran out of zip ties. The left...

Thanks for the fish recommendations, I'll definitely look into them both. I was planning on keeping the tank around 70 to 73 degrees so a cooler water fish would be great. You think I'd be asking for trouble if I tried to keep some type of small crab, maybe a fiddler? Does anyone have any...

I'm thinking a pair of Eastern Newts and some red cherry shrimp. I'm not sure which species, but I do want to have a few fish that stay in the mid to top of the tank. I was thinking some type of danio?

Hey Everyone, I've got a 15 gallon acrylic tank that I'll be turning into a paludarium in a few weeks. I'm drawing up the plans and putting together a list of materials now, but I have a few questions you guys can hopefully help me out with. I'm going to have a sort of in-tank sump running...

Thanks for the help guys, much appreciated. I'll let you know if the uber high doses of Excel pay off. Everything else is looking great besides the HC. Will the high doses of Excel have any effect on the RCS or their breeding success? Once the shrimp population is large enough I plan to...

Thanks for the tips, Rivercats. I actually do does Excel, I'm hoping that's going to be sufficient as a source of carbon. The tank is reasonably small so it won't get too costly to dose this way. I'm lucky enough to have access to a biochemistry pipette to dose my liquid ferts, I can get down...

Hello, I just started up a medium light / medium tech planted tank, and I had a few questions. I've got the Current USA Satellite Freshwater LED + running on the tank, and according to manufacturer specifications this puts out 36 PAR at 12" . My substrate is slightly less than 12" away from...

Hello, I have a decently well established 2.5 gal freshwater bowl (~6 months old, seeded with substrate, rocks, and driftwood from a tank that had been set up for ~12 months). The bowl has no active filtration, just some moderate but consistent aeration and a PWC every 10 to 14 days. I only...

It appears that all shrimp in the tank have died, without any loss or disease in the fish. two days ago i noticed some baby fish swimming around. i have no idea what species they are yet. there are 3, and they were about the size of half of a tic-tac at the time. the next day (yesterday) all...